So be steadfast, just as you have been commanded - [you] and whoever has turned [to Allah] with you (Quran 11:112).
Steadfastness is the secret to achieving a goal. Whatever your goal is, whether it is a worldly goal or a goal for the hereafter, you can achieve that goal through perseverance, steadfastness, and by following up on it. You cannot achieve that goal otherwise. [As the Quran says,] “So be steadfast, just as you have been commanded - [you] and whoever has turned [to Allah] with you” (Quran 11:112). The Quran has given us this command.
Imam Khamenei
Feb. 18, 2023